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Coniston Water
Coniston Water, in the southern part of the park, is the third largest lake in the Lake District.
Plan Around Coniston Water
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Coniston Water Details
Coniston Water, in the southern part of the park, is the third largest lake in the Lake District. Visitors can enjoy the lake by paddling, sailing, boating or swimming. Your first stop should be the Coniston Boating Center, where you can rent bikes and watercraft. There's a boat launch and storage onsite, as well as a parking area, restrooms, a picnic area and the lakeshore Bluebird Cafe. Rentals include small motorboats, rowboats, sailing dinghies and canoes. The Coniston Launch offers regularly scheduled cruises on the lake covering two different circular routes, and the rebuilt Victorian steam-yacht gondola also offers a number of cruises, some combined with a walk into the fells. Although much of the lakeshore is private, there are also a number of footpaths along the western shore of the lake if you'd rather not get on or in the water.
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Coniston Water
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Coniston Boating Centre
Run by the Lake District National Park Authority, Coniston Boating Centre offers electric boat, canoe and dinghy hire as well as bike hire with a range of trails nearby.
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Steam Yacht Gondola
The National Trust's Steam Yacht Gondola plies her route around Coniston Water; she offers an unrivaled sailing experience of the Lakes.
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Steam Yacht Gondola to Parkamoor
This walk combines a moderately challenging jaunt through the Coniston area with an excursion on the steam yacht Gondola.
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Campbell's Grave
You can't visit Coniston without walking over to the cemetery to see world speed record holder Donald Campbell's grave.
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Coniston Copper Mines
Do not attempt to enter without an experienced guide.
